Black Sheep (Julian Cope album)

Black Sheep
Studio album by Julian Cope
Released	8 September 2008
Genre	Rock
Length	67:27
Label	Head Heritage
Producer	Julian Cope
Julian Cope chronology
You Gotta Problem with Me (2007) Black Sheep (2008) Psychedelic Revolution (2012)

Black Sheep is a 2008 double album by Julian Cope, former lead singer of The Teardrop Explodes, released on Head Heritage Records. Cope described the album as "a musical exploration of what it is to be an outsider in modern Western Culture"^[1]

Track listing

All songs and poetry written by Julian Cope

Disc 1 — Return of the Native

1. "Come the Revolution" — 5:02
2. "It's Too Late to Turn Back Now" — 4:31
3. "These Things I Know" — 5:04
4. "Psychedelic Odin" — 7:13
5. "Blood Sacrifice" — 4:28
6. "The Shipwreck of St. Paul" — 6:50

Disc 2 — Return of the Alternative

1. "All the Blowing-Themselves-Up Motherfuckers (Will Realise the Minute They Die That They Were Suckers)" — 3:04
2. "Feed My Rock'n'Roll" — 6:36
3. "Dhimmi is Blue" — 8:32
4. "The Black Sheep's Song" — 4:52
5. "I Can Remember This Life" — 11:15

Poetry (printed in booklet)

1. "The Aberfan Disaster"

Personnel

• Julian Cope — vocals, guitar, bass, Mellotron 400, synthesizer, 30" bass drum
• Doggen — lead guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, drums
• Holy McGrail — law council, synthesizer, album design
• Acoustica — vocals, acoustic guitar
• Michael O'Sullivan — acoustic guitar, 30" bass drum
• Big Nige — law council, blasphemous movie division
• Vybik Jon — law council

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Jamie Janakox, Playlouder.com
Record Collector, issue 355

References